New York's Cooper Union settles campus antisemitism case, pledges reforms
Published on: Jan. 8, 2026, 6:32 p.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art will take steps to reduce antisemitism and other harassment on campus, to settle a lawsuit claiming it failed to help Jewish students who were locked inside a library as protection against pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The settlement was announced on Thursday by lawyers for 10 Jewish students who said the private Manhattan college's fostering of a hostile educational environment violated Title VI, a U.S. civil rights law that bars federal funds recipients from allowing discrimination based on race, religion and national origin.
